BlockMaple Ridge, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Decatur Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46221. It stands on Milhouse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
7,094 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Decatur Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Decatur Township - 7,094 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Maple Ridge between 2003 and 2007, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 April 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Maple Ridge: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Tile Clay and Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kentucky Avenue Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Mills | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| West Newton | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Camby | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sunshine Gardens | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Bridgeport | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mars Hill | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sterling Heights | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Drexel Gardens | 4.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 438574. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.